AV Geeks Lunch 6-1
June already?! We watched 95 old 16mm films in May. Let’s see if we can top it this month! #avgeeks
[Gould can 5370: Humboldt County, California Lumber Mill] 1926
Lumber mill footage from Humboldt County, California: Logs on flatcars being automatically dumped into pond / men in pond working logs while in the background logs are being conveyed up ramp from pond to saw / log coming into saw / machinery (lumber mill scene shot at Scotia in 1915) We digitized and uploaded this […]
[Gould can 5118, silent, 1928]
This footage from May 16, 1928, captures a historic meeting in Philadelphia as Orville Wright, a pioneering figure in aviation,
[Gould can 5117, silent, 1931]
This footage provides a sweeping view of the California State Capitol building and its surrounding grounds in Sacramento. The pan
[Gould can 5113.5, silent, 1926]
This Oakland Tribune “Camera News” newsreel captures the lively Fourth of July celebration in downtown Oakland, California. Festive scenes feature
[Gould can 5113.4, silent, 1928]
This Oakland Tribune “Camera News” newsreel captures the triumphant return of the Oakland Oaks baseball team after winning the 1928
[Gould can 5113.3, silent, 1928]
This Oakland Tribune “Camera News” newsreel documents the installation of Oakland’s first traffic light, marking a milestone in the city’s
[Gould can 5113.2, silent, 1928]
This Oakland Tribune “Camera News” newsreel captures a historic engineering feat in the Bay Area: the floating of the first
[Gould can 5113.1, silent, 1926]
This Oakland Tribune “Camera News” newsreel captures the excitement and challenges of the Oakland Motorcycle Club’s ninth annual hill climb
[Gould can 5208: California Cotton Mills] 1924
California Cotton Mills in Oakland, California / exterior and interior shots of loading bales / cotton machinery in operation spinning thread and weaving / girls working We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it […]
[Gould can 5352-2: Presidio School Fire] 1912
Presidio School (San Francisco) fire / horsedrawn firetruck arrives / ladders placed to windows on third floor / firemen on ladders / firefighters climb down and truck leaves. Mostly all taken from LS of school We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions […]
[Gould can 5360.1: San Francisco Garibaldi Italian Picnic] 1915
San Francisco – Garibaldi Italian Picnic / crowds on the street / crowds in park / CU participants / pan of crowds / parade / officials on reviewing stand / three girls / milling crowds in North Beach We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if […]